Ian Joy

Ian Paul Joy (born July 14, 1981) is an American-born Scottish sports broadcaster and former professional footballer.

Ian Joy
Personal information
Full name Ian Paul Joy[1]
Date of birth (1981-07-14) July 14, 1981
Place of birth San Diego, California, USA
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1997–1998 Tranmere Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Tranmere Rovers 0 (0)
2000 Stirling Albion 2 (0)
2000–2001 Montrose 25 (2)
2001–2003 Kidderminster Harriers 22 (0)
2003 Chester City 3 (0)
2003–2005 Hamburger SV II 34 (0)
2005–2008 FC St. Pauli 89 (1)
2008–2009 Real Salt Lake 20 (0)
2009 FC Ingolstadt 04 3 (0)
2010 Portland Timbers 21 (0)
Total 219 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early and personal life

Born in San Diego, California,[1] Joy is the son of English former professional player Brian Joy. His mother is Scottish and he grew up in Scotland from the age of 3.[3] Joy lived in Bo'ness and attended Deanburn Primary School and Bo'ness Academy. Joy is a fan of Manchester United F.C.[4]

Playing career

Joy played as a left back for Tranmere Rovers, Stirling Albion, Montrose, Kidderminster Harriers, Chester City, Hamburger SV IIi, FC St. Pauli, Real Salt Lake, FC Ingolstadt 04 and Portland Timbers.[1][3][5][6][7][2][8]

As a 15-year-old, he featured for the United States U-17 team on a three-match week long tour of Germany in 1997.[9] Joy went on to represent the USA Youth national teams at U-18, U-20 and U-23 level. He captained the USA U-18's at the World Youth Games in Moscow, Russia in 1998.

Media

After retiring as a player in 2011, Joy became a sportscaster for beIN Sports. In 2015 he became the studio host of Fox Sports' coverage of the Bundesliga, FA Cup, Champions League and Europa League.[10] In April 2018, Joy was named as a studio host for FOX's coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[11]

On March 25, 2020, Joy announced on Twitter he would be leaving Fox Sports.

Joy is a part of the YES Network covering New York sports after joining the network in 2015.

As of August 5, 2020, Joy serves as a soccer analyst for CBS Sports as part of the network's UEFA Champions League and Europa League coverage on CBS Sports HQ.[12]

References
  1. "Ian Joy". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. "Profile". Major League Soccer. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  3. "Interview with Ian Joy" (PDF). Timbers Army. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  4. "Manchester City vs Dortmund | Quarterfinals Preview | UCL on CBS Sports (timestamp= 8:03)". YouTube. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  5. Ian Joy at Soccerbase
  6. "Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  7. Ian Joy at fussballdaten.de (in German)
  8. "Timbers sign veteran defender Joy". USL. February 18, 2010. Archived from the original on March 11, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  9. "STARLET IAN TURNS BACK ON SCOTLAND; EXCLUSIVE: Footballer wants to play for USA". Daily Record. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  10. "FOX Sports to televise or stream all 306 Bundesliga matches". Fox Sports. July 30, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  11. "FOX Sports Announces Broadcasters, Celebrates 50-Day Countdown to 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™". April 26, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  12. F88 (August 5, 2020). "Ian Joy joins CBS Sports as their new soccer analyst". Football88. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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